Ukraine invasion uncovers phishing attacks

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has changed the cybersecurity threat landscape, with ransomware attacks also targeting Russian actors, the rise of scams exploiting support for Ukraine, and the return of malware such as Emotet and Industroyer.

The appearance of a new variant of Industroyer put ESET researchers on alert. First seen in 2016, when it was used to cut power supplies in Ukraine, the war with Russia picked up steam with an incident involving a power operator identified in early April.

The return of Industroyer is included in the latest threat report from the software company specialized in cybersecurity ESET, published this week, in which they break down the main threats registered in the first quarter of 2022.

ESET telemetry has recorded 41 % drop in remote desktop (RDP) attacks using brute force techniques between Q3 2021 and Q1 2022. These seek to gain control of a computer through the Windows RDP tool that allows access to it remotely.

The drop in this type of cyberattacks takes place after two years of constant growth, which ESET experts relate to the war in Ukraine, in addition to the return to offices after the rise of teleworking and greater awareness of this threat in departments dedicated to Information Technology.

K. Tovar

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Source: Europapress